| Buy-In: | $1,000 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $2,815,200 |
| Entrants: | 3128 |
Busse Cripples Crowe
Owen Crowe and Shawn Busse were pretty close to equal in chips when one hand nearly ended the heads up battle.
On that hand, Busse raised to 200,000 from the button and Crowe called. On a flop of 8
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Crowe led for 275,000 and Busse popped it up to 725,000. Facing a reraise, Crowe reached for even more chips and raised to 1.54 million. Busse put the period on the raising war by moving all in.
“I guess you got aces,” Crowe said, then called.
He was right. Their hands:
Busse: A
A
Crowe: J9
Busse held pocket aces but Crowe had the flush draw. The turn brought the K and Crowe needed a heart or else he would be completely crippled. It wasn’t to be, as the 4 hit on the river and Busse took a pot that gave him 9.1 million to Crowe’s 240,000.
Crowe Finishes Runner-Up ($300,494)
Crowe got his last chips in preflop and Busse called. Their hands:
Crowe: 53
Busse: A4
The flop hit Crowe, running 7
73 to give him two pair. But an incredible comeback wasn’t in the cards for Crowe, and the 6 turn and 6 river nullified his threes and Busse’s Ace-kicker gave him the pot, his first WSOP title, and $485,791
Crowe took $300,494 in his third, and deepest, final table run.
Ikonen Knocked Out in 3rd ($212,660)
Shawn Busse raised to 185,000 and Owen Crowe reraised to 500,000. Pekka Ikonen reraised yet again all in over the top for 1.3 million. Busse got out of the way and Crowe called. Their hands:
Crowe: A4
Ikonen: QJ
Crowe had the lead and hit part of the flop that ran 634. Ikonen needed to see some paint but the turn and river came 22 and he was eliminated in 3rd place, making $212,600 for his solid showing.
The knockout left Owen Crowe and Shawn Busse heads up. Between the two of them they had eliminated every player at the final table except one.
Crowe had a 2-1 chip lead going into heads up against Busse, with 6.2 million to Busse’s 3.1 million.
Jin Eliminated in 5th ($112,720)
Action folded to Pekka Ikonen who moved all in from the small blind. Wenlong Jin sat with a severely short stack in the big blind and decided he had to make the call. Their hands:
Ikonen: 97
Jin: 86
It was close, but Ikonen held the edge. The flop came AAJ, changing nothing. The 5 on the turn left Jin in need of an eight or six. The 9 came on the river and Ikonen’s two pair took the pot and booted Jin in 5th place for $112,720.
Ikonen had around 2 million in chips following the hand.
Pocket Pair Battle Results in Shi Busting in 4th ($153,935)
Pekka Ikonen raised to 140,000 from under the gun and Chuan Shi raised to 350,000 total. Shawn Busse got out of the way and Owen Crowe pushed all in.
Ikonen quickly let his hand hit the muck and Shi made the call. Their hands:
Crowe: JJ
Shi: 88
Crowe held the bigger pocket pair and Shi was in serious trouble. The board ran 4225A and Shi fell in 4th place, making $153,935.
Crowe had 5.2 million in chips following the hand and took the chip lead into three-way action.
The final 5 players are now on dinner break.
They are:
Owen Crowe: 2,650,000
Shawn Busse: 2,520,000
Chuan Shi: 2,070,000
Pekka Ikonen: 1,235,000
Wenlong Jin: 725,000
Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com to see how it plays out.
Andreev Falls to Aces in 6th ($83,498)
Following a short break, Shawn Busse made sure he would remain toward the top of the leaderboard. He used pocket aces to secure a healthy pot and knock short-stacked Ilya Andreev out of the event.
On that hand Andreev moved all in for 535,000 from the button an Busse made the easy call. Their hands:
Andreev: QJ
Busse: A-A
The flop was 576, offering no help to Andreev. The Q turn card gave him some outs but the 8 river sent him to the rail in 6th place. He made $83,498.
Busse had 2.3 million in chips after the hand.
White Rivered in 9th Place ($36,287)
Adam White arrived at the final table as the chip leader, but after getting involved in some big pots early he found himself short on chips and all in for his tournament life against the always dangerous Owen Crowe.
In that hand, Crowe raised from middle position to 95,000, and White decided to reraise all in for 270,000 more. Crowe made the call and they showed their hands:
White: KJ
Crowe: 59
The flop missed both players, running 762 to keep White’s king high in the lead but provide Crowe with a straight draw.
The turn brought the 4 and Crowe had even more outs. The river didn’t provide Crowe with a straight, but it gave him the 9 to make a pair. Crowe took the pot and White was the first victim of the final table, finishing in 9th for $36,287.
Crowe had 2.8 million in chips following the hand.
Baekke Loses Flip, Out in 8th ($47,379)
Allan Baekke, the 2010 EPT Snowfest Main Event winner, was the next player to go.
When action folded to him in the small blind he moved all in for around 750,000. Shawn Busse looked down at his cards from the big blind and made the call. Their hands:
Baekke: KJ
Busse: 77
It was time for a coin flip. The flop ran 6Q2 and Busse’s sevens were still ahead. The turn was the Q, giving Baekke a flush draw. The highly anticipated river was the 6, and Baekke missed his outs. Busse’s two pair were best, eliminating Baekke in 8th place for $47,379.
Busse took a nice pot and the chip lead, with 3.3 million in chips.
Mann Runs Into Big Slick, Falls in 7th ($62,553)
After Owen Crowe raised to 90,000 from middle position Jason Mann moved all in from the big blind for 600,000. Crowe was quick to call and they showed down:
Crowe: AK
Mann: KQ
Mann’s hand was dominated and he found no signs of life on the 482 flop. The 3 on the turn left him dead to a queen and the 6 sent him packing on the river. His 7th place finish earned him $62,553.
Crowe soared into the chip lead with 3.6 million.
The final nine players will return at 2:30 p.m. to play down to a champion.
Owen Crowe finds himself fourth in chips and will make his third appearance at a WSOP final table. He will be in search of his first bracelet.
Here are the final table seating assignments and chip counts:
Seat 1: Wenlong Jin – 292,000
Seat 2: Chuan Shi – 894,000
Seat 3: Jason Mann – 893,000
Seat 4: Ilya Andreev – 985,000
Seat 5: Allan Baekke – 1,633,000
Seat 6: Shawn Busse – 1,203,000
Seat 7: Owen Crowe -1,192,000
Seat 8: Pekka Ikonen – 626,000
Seat 9: Adam White – 1,685,000
Stay tuned Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. as we bring you all of the elimination hands from the final table.
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